NikonD5300Competitors

As well as being compared against other entry-level DSLRs, the Nikon D5300 is also often compared to pro DSLRs, mirrorless and super zooms. The Nikon D5300's top rivals come from Nikon (such as the D3400 and the D5600) and Canon (such as the EOS Rebel T6i and the Rebel T5i)

Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon D5300 compared to other entry-level DSLR competitors include: it is much less noisy at high ISO (1,338 ISO vs 919 ISO), has much better image quality (83.0 vs 71.0), records higher quality movies (1080p @ 60fps vs 1080p @ 30fps), has much more color depth (24 bits vs 21.7 bits) and has much wider dynamic range (13.9 EV vs 11.2 EV).

However, on average it doesn't have a touch screen, has much more startup delay (500 ms vs 400 ms), has much more shutter lag (200 ms vs 111 ms), has a slightly shorter battery life (600 shots vs 820 shots) and is older (october 2013 vs august 2016).

However, on average it is much more noisy at high ISO (1,338 ISO vs 2,303 ISO), has a slightly lower resolution screen (1,037k dots vs 1,620k dots), significantly smaller viewfinder (0.54x vs 0.70x), doesn't have a touch screen and it's body is not weather sealed.

Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon D5300 compared to mirrorless interchangeable-lens competitors include: it has a much larger screen (3.2" vs 3"), has higher quality type of viewfinder (pentamirror vs digital), can focus continuously while recording movies, much more lenses available (230 lenses vs 13 lenses) and has a much longer battery life (600 shots vs 295 shots).